School of Hard Rocks

03/24/2026

This year’s School of Hard Rocks had several family members here, fathers and sons and fathers and daughters. We enjoy seeing stone-craft passing from one generation to the next! Click on the photos to see who is who!

03/22/2026

More photos!

03/22/2026

This year’s Luken Mallet winner; Outstanding First Time student; winner of the Chipping for Distance; winner of the Hammer Throw; and winner of the Chipping for Accuracy. A great way to end our session in Elberton.

03/22/2026

We concluded our 2026 session with a great art show. It is a fantastic display of creativity, hard work and newly learned skills! Thanks to everyone for making this a great time together.

03/21/2026

Day 2 is complete - what great Hard Rockers we have. Super creative!

03/20/2026

More photos from Day 1 - Thursday, March 19, 2026

03/19/2026

Day 1 we are rocking!

03/12/2026

Dear School of Hard Rocks students - We are looking forward to next week! We are back at Tanner Lewis' place this year - 327 E. Tate St., Elberton, GA 30635. Please assemble at the EGA Granite Museum, 150 Collage Ave., Elberton, at 8am on Thursday, March 19 to get the school started. This is a very important meeting so please join us there at 8am sharp!

Those who have rented rooms or cabins through us, they are available to check in on Tuesday, late afternoon, March 17. If you are not arriving until Wednesday, that is fine - everyone will be sent your cabin number and the entry code by text from Trent Mueller of Hunt Memorials. Check out is Sunday morning, March 22, 2026.

Come prepared to learn, share, and make new friends.

Here a a few photos from last year’s session.

08/25/2025

Dear Friends of School of Hard Rocks - we appreciate all the support and interest each year. We had a very large wait list from previous sessions, and after giving that group an early opportunity to register, the 2026 session is completely full. If any openings occur, we will post them here.

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08/21/2025

Bobby Mattos shared this link to some old-fashioned hand work in the quarry!

Dive into Earth Uncovered’s Full Immersion History series in 1966 Niedermendig! Watch stonemasons chip and wedge a basalt block free from the cliff. Feel the...

07/29/2025

Bill Boone shared a link to a Facebook video of old school hard rocks! As Bill mentioned in his email -"Lot's of lessons to be learned here."
https://www.facebook.com/share/v/19L6LPpjxd/?mibextid=wwXIfr

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